Archive May 13, 2025

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is taking America by storm – and her latest move is landing her a huge new Netflix series.

The Love Island favourite has joined the next instalment of the reality show Inside, appearing alongside a line-up of American stars in the buzzy format that’s been snapped up by the streaming giant after making waves on YouTube.

Fresh from her return to the villa for Love Island: All Stars , Ekin-Su jumped straight into filming Inside, which sees ten celebrities locked in a house battling it out for a prize pot through a series of challenges, strategic plays and vote-offs.

A TV insider revealed:

“Ekin filmed Inside just after All Stars and it’s all wrapped and in the can.

“American telly fans have loved Ekin ever since she was first on Love Island and then even more so after Traitors , so she is doing more and more over there.

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“Inside was an opportunity for her to get on Netflix too.”*

The series, originally created by YouTube kings The Sidemen, has been gaining traction fast – with Love Island alum Whitney Adebayo having starred in the second season.

And while Ekin-Su didn’t exactly have the best time during her stint on Celebrity Big Brother, fans will be quick to spot the similarities between that and her latest project.

The source added: “The irony that Ekin had such an awful time on Celebrity Big Brother but went and did another strikingly similar show won’t be lost on telly fans.”

Ekin first captured hearts when she won Love Island back in 2022 with Davide Sanclimenti – but the pair later called it quits. Since then, she’s been determined to take control of her career and carve out a fresh path.

Last year, she won over a whole new legion of fans stateside thanks to her dramatic run on Celebrity Traitors US – a move that’s opened major doors.

Reflecting on her journey, Ekin-Su said:

“It’s all been a learning curve, I am taking ownership over my career as best I can, and I feel like I am falling in love with life again.”

MySweetSmile’s at-home teeth whitening range has been a hit with shoppers looking for an affordable way to get a brighter smile

With the sun beaming down and social events making a comeback, from spring weddings to summer holidays and garden barbeques, shoppers are hailing a ‘miracle’ solution for stained teeth caused by coffee, tea, fizzy drinks, red wine and smoking.

MySweetSmile’s teeth whitening range offers a variety of highly-rated products, allowing shoppers to select the one that suits them best. The options include powder, strips, a pen, and a serum.

This dentist-recommended brand provides a smart alternative to pricey teeth whitening procedures, all from the comfort of your own home. And users say it has helped transform their smile, including a 77-year-old shopper who said it made their smile ‘amazing’.

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As the shopper said: “I am 77 years old and I bought this thinking it’s going to be like everything you see advertised, but to my surprise it’s made my old teeth look amazing, I shall be ordering again.”

Shoppers can now save with MySweetSmile’s teeth whitening products, thanks to a 20% off sale, which means most items should set you back no more than £20. The Teeth Whitening Strips have been slashed to £23.99, and the Precision Teeth Whitening Pen is now just £19.99.

The standout product in the MySweetSmile range has to be their Teeth Whitening Powder. It contains Pentasodium Triphosphate for safe and effective cleaning – perfect for sensitive teeth, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Usually priced at £29.99, customers can grab it for £23.99, making it cheaper than the Polished London Teeth Whitening Powder, which retails at £27.99.

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For those struggling with stubborn stains, the PAP Teeth Whitening Strips, Precision Teeth Whitening Pen and the nHA+ Enamel Care Serum are also available. Other brands worth considering include Smile Therapy, which sells the PAP+ Pro Teeth Whitening Powder for £39.99, and BetterWhite, offering Professional Teeth Whitening Strips for £24.99 at Amazon.

The MySweetSmile product is making waves with over 250,000 reviews, with an average score of 4.7 out of 5. “A really great product, not only does it remove stains, it makes your teeth much whiter and brighter, it seems to be the only product I’ve found that actually leaves your teeth feeling clean and fresh”, said one customer.

Other users of the brand have shared the quick teeth whitening fix, as one person said: “I’ve tried so many teeth whitening products never believed they worked and always thought only a dentist could give you white teeth, but this product is the best I’ve ever used.

“I used it for more than week and my teeth have never looked so clean and the stains are going slowly. I use the powder every 3 days and it tastes nice, doesn’t leave a rank taste after. I’d highly recommended.”

While another shopper said: “I can honestly say I’ve really not noticed much difference with my teeth. Certainly not with stains or plaque. Would not buy again. Turned out to be an expensive purchase.”

Another customer commented on their results, and said: “Cleans teeth very well but this small tub is more like a sample tub as it didn’t really whiten my teeth much. In my case, I’d probably need a lot of these tubs for it to work.”

Rapper Tory Lanez was reportedly stabbed 14 times by a fellow inmate in a California prison and his family have given an update on his condition as he continues to recover

Tory Lanez is on the mend in hospital after being stabbed multiple times.

The ‘Say It’ rapper, 32, is recuperating while serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.

On May 12, an update via his official Instagram account revealed the severity of his situation: “Tory was stabbed 14 times – including 7 wounds to his back, 4 to his torso, 2 to the back of his head, and 1 to the left side of his face. Both of his lungs collapsed, and he was placed on breathing apparatus. He is now breathing on his own.”

The statement continued with optimism: “Despite being in pain, he is talking normally, in good spirits, and deeply thankful to God that he is pulling through. He also wants to thank everyone for their continued prayers and support,” accompanied by emojis representing prayer hands and an umbrella.

Lanez’s community showed up in the comments section to offer their support. Reactions included heartfelt messages like: “God is great! ! ! Praying for you bro.”, reports the Mirror US.

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Shocked fans expressed disbelief – “I can’t believe this,” penned one user. Others shared encouragement: “We can’t lose you bro. By gods name he will keep you here.”

Well wishes flowed as another hoped for a “Speedy recovery,” while someone else conveyed, “This makes my heart hurt!”.

One particular fan’s comment stood out: “Listen TORY we can’t loose you… This will break us…. Please and please stay strong for us… We out here rooting for YOU…. and ALL OF US have you in our prayers every day.”

TMZ was first on the scene with the scoop on Monday morning, revealing that the RandB crooner found himself in a dangerous scuffle at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, where he was reportedly stabbed by another inmate.

The shocking incident occurred shortly after Lanez flaunted his muscular physique from prison on social media last week, teasing fans with news of an upcoming album drop.

Lanez is behind bars serving a decade-long sentence for the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, who’s now 30.

In a dramatic turn of events in December 2024, Megan sought legal protection, filing for a restraining order to halt what she described as Lanez’s ‘psychological warfare’. However, his attorneys were quick to counter her claims.

Megan alleged she was being targeted online by bloggers in cahoots with Tory, accusing the singer of collaborating with these internet scribes to disseminate false and damaging stories about her, amounting to “psychological warfare.”

Rylan Clark will appear in a Eurovision Song Contest themed episode of Doctor Who on the weekend ahead of the BBC airing the grand final of this year’s actual contest

Presenter Rylan Clark has spoken about keeping his role on Doctor Who a secret. It comes ahead of him appearing as the host of a fictional version of the Eurovision Song Contest out in space in an episode of the BBC show.

The Interstellar Song Contest episode will air on Saturday, ahead of the final of this year’s Eurovision, which is taking place in Basel, Switzerland, later that night. The news of his involvement was announced two months ago but Rylan, 36 – who previously said he was left in tears after being offered the role – has revealed that he tried to keep it a secret for a year.

Speaking to PA news agency, Rylan said: “It was so hard to keep the secret, and I’ve been sat on it for a year.” He’s shared that he managed to only disclose the news to some “key” individuals. He said ahead of the episode airing this weekend: “I told a few key people who had to know but we’ve really kept it super private.”

Speaking about his role, Rylan revealed that he plays himself but added elements of the Hunger Games character Caesar Flickerman, who was played by Stanley Tucci in the film series. That character, who’s considered an eccentric presenter, interviews the tributes and commentates on the Hunger Games, which see children fight to the death in an arena. Rylan said: “I played myself but also added a bit of Caesar from the Hunger Games for good measure.”

Teasing an unbelievable experience for fans, Rylan said the episode is “out of this world” with several twists, while still paying homage to the real-life song contest that it imitates. He hinted: “People can expect to see everything they love about Doctor Who. Also, from working on actual Eurovision itself, there were so many similarities – the attention to detail was amazing.” He added: “Expect the unexpected – it’s probably the most twisty one of the whole season.”

Ncuti Gatwa, 32, who rose to fame on Netflix’s Sex Education, plays the Doctor in the latest season of Doctor Who. The actor is joined by co-star Varada Sethu, 33, as companion Belinda Chandra in the new season, which is currently airing.

Writer Juno Dawson, 43, has recalled being approached by the show’s producer Russell T Davies, 62, for the episode. She said: “In 2022, Russell asked how I would feel about doing Die Hard meets Eurovision. I couldn’t turn that down.

“Russell initially pitched the bare bones concept of Eurovision meets Die Hard, which were two things I knew really well. Then, I went away and pitched a plot, and it hasn’t really changed all that much.

“Obviously, there was a lot of discussion between myself, the producers and Russell. But it’s still those two things. What would happen if an enemy faction planned an attack on the Eurovision Song Contest in space?”

Juno, whose books include This Book Is Gay and Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, described the upcoming episode as reminiscent of a “disaster movie”, but with the quintessential campiness Eurovision is celebrated for. She said of the episode: “It’s like a disaster movie. I think people are certainly going to expect it to be … let’s just say camp. I mean of course it is, it’s the Interstellar Song Contest. But also, it’s action-packed. It doesn’t let up for a second. It’s a really high-octane episode.

“But also, it’s action-packed. It doesn’t let up for a second. It’s a really high-octane episode. In places it’s quite harrowing. I think the best science fiction and fantasy should always have something to say about the world. While being an absolute romp on a space station, these are characters caught in an extraordinary situation that I hope people will feel on an emotional level as well.”

The episode will air ahead of group Remember Monday representing the UK at this year’s Eurovision with their song What The Hell Just Happened? Rylan will present live commentary of the final for BBC Radio 2 with Scott Mills, 52. The pair will also host coverage of the prior semi-finals tomorrow and Thursday on BBC One.

Doctor Who continues 7.10pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday night. It will be followed by the Eurovision Song Contest final at 8pm that night. The semi-finals will air tomorrow and Thursday from 8pm.

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Things don’t always go to plan for Jeremy Clarkson on his Diddly Squat Farm, especially when Kaleb Cooper is away with series four of the Amazon Prime show weeks away

Jeremy Clarkson says his first attempt at solo farming when trusted right-hand man Kaleb Cooper went away was “a slow-motion accident”.

The former Top Gear presenter, 64, bought Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire back in 2008 and it has since became a well known piece of land thanks to becoming the focus of his popular Amazon Prime series, Clarkson’s Farm.

He’s mucking in – and that means turning his hand to all kinds of new experiences – including birthing a cow. But he described having to fend for himself as a huge “wake-up call,” and when the harvest didn’t go quite as planned, it all got a little heartbreaking.

Jeremy has spoken about the ups and downs of life on the farm in series four, which is about to drop on Prime next Friday. “I did do some of the farming for the first time ever, completely on my own, with Kaleb not being around,” Jeremy said. “I had to take care of the pigs on my own. I had to take care of the cows on my own, and I had to get the crops planted on my own.

“When you’re doing it completely on your own – well, things had to be redone a few times! When you have planted an entire field and it’s taken days, it shouldn’t have taken days, but it did take me days – you finally get it in, and then three weeks or a month later, absolutely nothing grows out of it.

“That’s a slow-motion accident, and it’s extremely disheartening when you’ve worked your socks off and nothing grows. Nothing. Not one single thing grew out of the soil.” Jeremy concluded: “That, in terms of farming, was my big wake-up call.”

Back-breaking labour is often left unrewarded when the harvest comes in, with the TV star frequently barely breaking even on his crops, livestock, and farming side hustles.

When harvest rolled around, the two butted heads once again – particularly due to Clarkson’s “incompetence”, as Kaleb puts it.

“Jeremy and I argued quite a bit in harvest because it was so stressful for me trying to do my very best again as a contractor,” he says. “It was pretty tough mentally. The problem with the harvest was because I’m still young, I’m 26, I think a lot of people can doubt me sometimes.

“I doubt myself sometimes because I think everyone does ask themselves if they’re doing things right. Jeremy really enjoys doing the harvest, but he’s a pain. Life would be easier if he wasn’t there during harvest, just because he’s a bit incompetent!”

Clarkson’s Farm series 4 comes to Prime Video on Friday, 23 May.